Burial-casket lid.



J. H. WUNDERLICH.

BURIAL GASKET LID.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 23, 19I6.

1,220,580 Patente Maiz 27, 1917.

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JACOB H. WUNDERLICI-v, OF BALTIMORE, IVARYLAND, ASSGNCR 'E30 NiTIONAL GASKET C0., OF BALTIMGRE, MARYLAND, A CGTIPGRATIOBT .ME-"W YGRK.

BURIAL-GASKET LID.

Application filed November 23, 1915.

Z 1o all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Jason l-l. VVUNDER- Lier-i, a citizen et the United States7 residing at laltimore city, in the State of Maryland, have iniented certain new and useful lmproveinents in Burial-Casket Lids, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to burial-casket lids or covers and has particular reference to that type of burial casket lids which are normally in a horizontal position when closed on the body-part of the casket, but which lid is opened by being turned on one of its longitudinal edges from said horizontal position to an upright position.

An object of this invention is to so'construct the lid-frame and top-panel of a burial casket that they may in part form a lateral recess which will be positioned longitudinally relative to the body-part of the casket when the lid is open.

Another object of this invention is to provide burial caskets with an open-center lidframe to be hinged to the top of the casket and at one longitudinal side thereof, and also to provide a movable panel which in a horizontal position closes said open-center and when in a vertical position serves as a back-wall of a recess whose end-walls, bottoni and top will be formed of woven fabric.

rlhe invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,-

Figure l, is an inverted plan view of the lid-traine of burial casket.

F ig. 2, is a longitudinal section of the lidra-me and movable top-panel showing the said top-panel in the normally closed position.

3, is a horizontal section of the lidframe and its top-panel when said panel has been extended laterally from the frame and i'orms the lateral recess; this view is taken when the lid-frame and panel have been turned to an upright position.

Fig. e, is a vertical cross-section view of the line i- 4 in Fig. 2, and shows the toppanel closed; this view looks endwise of the casket; this Fig. is on a. larger scale than Fig. 2.

Fig. 5, is a v rtical section shown lengthwise of Fig. l, but on a larger scale, and shows the top-panel extended laterally from the lid-frame when the latter has been turned upright with relation to the bodypart of the casket. In this figure the lid- Speeicaton of Letters `atent.

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Undertaker-s and funeral directors constantly have to deal with the problem or' how to partly -nitigate the gloom and lessen the sadness attendant upon the burial services ot the dead. fis contributing to the accomplishment of the desired end it is common to use thv-fers as a decoration about a casket on funeral occasions.

Now the desideratuni of this invention is to construct the hinged lid-frame of a burial casket with a separable top-panelin such manner that when the casket-lid has been tilted on its hinges to an upright position, said top-panel for its entire length may then be extended. or pushed laterally in a direction away from said hinged lid-frame but parallel therewith. ln this extended position the width et the top-panel, l1, will stand vertically and forni the longitudinal back wall ot a lateral recess along one side of the lid-tranie and the space between this extended panel and tl, .ld-frame will be inclesed by such fabric as may be selecteddor lining and decorating the interior and exterior ot the casket; this fabric will torni the botto-1n, top7 and ends of the lateral recess which latter is a noiel feature in burial caskets.

rEhe lateral recess `will be open only on its iti-ont sideA which adjoins the hinged edge of the lid-traine; the horizonte. depth of the lateral recess may be varied as desired by reason of' the two-part bars that are inovahly connected together, and one part of each bar attached to said lid-frame, and the other part of each bar attached to said panel. ll.

rlhe lined and decorated lateral recess, when the burial casket is open. produces a pleasing effect that has not heretoicorebeen shown in burial Gaskets, and serves to detract from the otherwise sornbreness of the bu 1ial casket.

Referring now to the drawings by designating' numerals. The lid-frame, 8, has an open-center and the frame rests upon the top-edge of a casket-body, 7, and said frame has on one longitudinal edge hinge devices, 9, which couple with corresponding devices on the top-edge of said body. This hinge device permits the lid-frame, 8, to take a horizontal position upon the top-edge of the body and also enables the lid-frame to be tilted upward along one of its longitudinal edges, which is the open position of the lid.

rEhe top-panel, 11, closes the open-center of the lid-frame, 8; this panel sets upon the upper surface of the lid-frame and is movable relative thereto but cannot be entirely detached therefrom; the top-panel is connected with the lid-frame by elbow-jointed bars, 12; in the present instance two such bars are shown, but obviously some other number maybe used.

The jointed bars consist of tivo bars which are suitably jointed together by a pin, 13; and a pin, 14, connects an end of one bar with the lid-frame, 8, and another pin 15, connects an end of the other bar with the movable top-panel, 11. The jointed bars are not the only mechanical bar device that Will serve the desired purpose', and my invention is not limited thereto.

The lid-frame, 8, and the top-panel, 11, that normally sets thereon, are also connected by some suitable means that Will limit the extent of the separating movement of the t0p-panel from the lid-frame. Where the jointed bars, 19., are used this limitation of the separation is desirable to prevent the said tvvo bars from extending into a straight line, these bars being normally at a V-angle. By reference to Fig. 3, it will be seen the top-panel, 11, is at the limit of its separated movement because the Woven drapery fabric, 16, is attached to both the lid-frame, S, and the top-panel, 11, and said fabric is stretched taut; this is also shown in Fig. 5; in this case the fabric, 16, is the limiting means. When the fabric, 16, is taut, the two jointed bars have the relative position to cach other that produces the V-shaped angle, and said tivo bars cannot further extend so as to form a straight line. The maintenance of this V-angle position, insures that the tivo arms Will readily fold into the closed position seen in Fig. 2, and that the toppanel, 11, can easily be re-seated on to the lid-frame, 8. When the top-panel is thus seated the stretched fabric, 16, will collapse like an accordion and takes the form of one or more loose folds, 17, see Figs. 2 and 4.

This construction of a movable top-panel, l1, for a hinged open-center lid-frame, 8, of a burial casket, and the two-part bars that are movably connected together, or their equivalent guiding means, connecting said Vtop-panel With the lid-frame, provides for the formation of the desired lateral recess along one longitudinal side of the lid-frame.

When the hinged lid is closed the top panel automatically re-seats to its proper position on the lid-frame.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is,-

l. A burial casket having in combination a casket-body; an open-center lid-frame resting in a horizontal position on the casket-body to close the same, and said lidframe at one of its edges hinged to the longit-udinal side of said casketbody to permit the lid-frame to turn from the horizontal to an upright position; a panel Which in the horizontal position closes said open-center of the lid-frame and is movable to another position Where it stands vertically and forms the longitudinal backWall of a recess; and Woven fabric connecting the open center lid-frame With the said verticallypositioned panel, said fabric forming the bottom, top and two end-Walls of said recess Which latter at the front, adjoining the hinged lid-frame, is open to afford access to the recess, as set forth.

2. The combination With a burial casketbody and an open-center lid-frame hinged at one longitudinal side of said body, of a movable panel Which in one position serves to close said open-center of the lid-fra1ne, and in another position serves as the back- Wall of a recess Whose end-Walls, bottom and top are formed by Woven fabric attached to said lid-frame and to the movable panel, as set forth. Y

8. The combination of a burial casket; an open-center lid-frame hinged at one longitudinal side of said casket; a movable panel which in a horizontal position closes said open-center of the lid-frame, and Which in a vertical position serves as the back-Wall of a recess; Woven fabric attached to said lid-frame and to the movable panel and forming the bottom,'top and end-Walls of said recess; and bars each of which has two parts that are movably connected together and one part attached to said lid-frame and the other part attached to the panel, Whereby the said movable panel may be separated more or less from the lid-frame. Y

In testimony Whereofl affix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

Witnessesz CHAs. B. MANN, IZELLA E. BAGLEY.

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